Monthly Archives: August 2012

Pinocchio was swallowed by a whale, just like Jonah.  Just like Jonah, he was spat out onto the land after repentance.  Pinocchio’s story is told “according to” the story of Jonah, in a sense. Now, this is a simplistic and … Continue reading →

So, hymnography in the worship of the Church serves tradition, I said.  And tradition is an active thing, even a way of life, I said.  It’s meant to be living, not “dead letter,” to quote St. Paul.  Hymnography feeds this … Continue reading →

Warning: Extensive use of italics in this posting. Recently I’ve been very impressed with the traditional content of Eastern Orthodox hymnography.  By traditional I’m referring to the root Latin verb, tradare, “to hand over.”  In this sense, we can creatively … Continue reading →